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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The Hesitant Heiress - My Review

Dawn Crandall’s book The Hesitant Heiress is the first novel in The Everstone Chronicles, and is simply a wonderful story.It is set in America during the late 1800’s,
and follows the life and choices of Amaryllis Brigham during her young
life.Interestingly, this text is told from
her perspective; therefore, this story is told through the lens of a first
person point of view.It works
brilliantly for this book, because the true nature, character, and passion behind
every thought and action of Amaryllis comes shining through in order for the
reader to understand her better.

Amaryllis’ parents have passed away, and she has been
living off the generosity of Bram Everstone—who has paid for her schooling at
various institutions.However,
Amaryllis’ memories of Bram are connected to fear and even a bit of
hatred.She does not understand why Mr.
Everstone would support her, but she also does not know that her father made no
plans to care for her after his death.Nor
does she realize her father wanted her to live a life he could never give her, which
is why Bram Everstone came into the picture.

Amaryllis finds there are many hidden secrets about
her past she knew nothing about, and slowly she begins to discover the mystery
of who her parents really were and the family connected to them.Even though Amaryllis vows never to marry,
because she wants to start her own music school one day, she lets her guard
down for a man she never dreamed she would love.A man who is connected to someone she always
mistrusted.

Nathan Everstone has everything a woman would find
desirable—looks, wealth, and a position in society.Yet Nathan is not interested in the typical
fluffy façade that decorates the women who are mostly in his company.There is but one woman he has considered for
years—a woman he has never even met—but somehow has fallen in love with because
of the numerous stories told about her.When he finally meets her, she wants nothing to do with him and
rejection continually hits his heart.Will he give up, or will he press on and try to win this woman’s love?

Nathan’s past is a bit questionable, but eventually distinct
evidence reveals how each character is connected to the other and put together
like puzzle pieces.For Nathan, his
college buddies will be the reason as to whether his future is successful or
not.In fact, one friend’s choice may
challenge his ultimate happiness, and it will be up to Nathan to figure it out
and fight for it.

Deceit, lies, fear, mistrust, joy, happiness, and
forgiveness are the makeup to this tale, which pushes the reader to keep
turning the page.Each scene moves
quicker and quicker until you reach the ultimate climax that will leave your
heart racing.The reader will truly feel
linked to the journey Amaryllis is taking and will plead with her to make the
correct choices—all the while understanding how it would feel to be in her
place.

This book connects so well with the reader and human
nature that I found I could not put it down.I had to know what would happen to Amaryllis and her future.Would her life turn out as I hoped?Or would she take the easier more sensible
path?I simply could not rest until I
came to the last page of the text.

If you love inspirational historical romances, you
will adore this book.As Amaryllis grows
throughout the novel, the role of each character will either place a positive
or negative stamp on her understanding of others.Will she allow their decisions to point her
where she needs to be?Or will her
response shatter her hopes and dreams?

I cannot wait to read the next book in this
series!I will be reviewing that book—along
with each book in this series—so stay tuned!

About The Book

*After being unjustly
expelled from the Boston Conservatory of Music, Amaryllis Brigham sees
her dreams of founding a music academy in her hometown of Seattle,
Washington, disappearing before her very eyes. Now, the only way to
achieve her goal comes with high stakes for someone set on avoiding men
as much as possible: Marry within the year to inherit the immense
fortune of her estranged grandmother.

Amaryllis reluctantly moves in to
her aunt's Boston home and rubs shoulders with fashionable society.
Despite her own misgivings, she soon finds herself quickly falling in
love with the most unlikely of men, Nathan Everstone, the envy of every
eligible female, whose father has haunted her dreams for the decade
following her mother's tragic death. However, Nathan turns out to be
much more than he seems...and everything she never knew she wanted. But
can she ever really trust an Everstone man?

*Synopsis is from the back cover of the novel.

About The Author

Dawn Crandall is an ACFW Carol Award-nominated author
of the award winning series The Everstone Chronicles from Whitaker House. The
series consists of three books: The Hesitant Heiress, The Bound Heart and The Captive
Imposter.

Dawn is represented by Joyce Hart of Hartline Literary. Apart from writing
books, Dawn is also a first-time mom to a precious little boy (born March 2014)
and also serves with her husband in a pre-marriage mentor program at their
local church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Heather is a writer at heart. She received her Masters in English from Liberty University, and her Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education from Columbus State University. While at CSU, she had the honor of studying the life and works of C.S. Lewis in Oxford, England, while developing her skills in travel writing. At present, she is working on her first novel.